geopolitics

California expected to demand TV channel divestitures in Paramount-Warner deal: WSJ

Canada thinks it has some leverage against Trump in a trade war.

By the end of last week, Russia’s state TV news anchors were cock-a-hoop over Ukraine’s evident plight as it ran out of interceptors for the Patriot missile batteries needed to stop Moscow’s ballistic missiles. Anything Russia targets can now be destroyed, including Kyiv’s air defenses, they gloated

Oil prices experienced a decline as investors braced for impending U.S. sanctions aimed at Iran. With these sanctions likely to create further disruptions in oil supply routes across the Middle East, anticipation builds. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is poised to unveil the most stringent sa

Scandal-hit KPMG Australia to cut nearly 400 jobs, warns of difficult market

Three boys from southeastern China offered 10.5 yuan (US$1.5) to a convenience store owner on the brink of closing, igniting a wave of public support. Five years after borrowing money to establish his convenience store in Guangzhou, Chen decided to shut down the shop as business continued to decline

Shares flat in Asia before Iran sanctions news, Nvidia results Reuters

A key funding program announced by China nearly half a year ago to shore up investment has yet to get off the ground, according to Caitong Securities Co., a delay that could blunt its impact as economic growth grinds slower.

Oil prices fell Monday as investors awaited details of what Washington has billed as its toughest-ever sanctions campaign against Iran.

UK prime minister will shrug off warnings from Russia in first overseas visit